Gao Kaitai did not expect Fang Jie to show such an attitude at the beginning, this is not a negotiation, it is clearly just telling him that he must either surrender or die. Having experienced many battles and ups and downs for many years, Gao Kaitai cannot be intimidated, but Fang Jie's attitude really made him a little uneasy.
Scary, not because the tone is strong and ugly, and the performance is fierce enough. It's scary, but it depends on strength. Not to mention Fang Jie's own cultivation, with the Black Banner Army's hundreds of thousands of elites and two huge naval forces standing there, anyone who negotiated with such an opponent would feel uneasy.
Gao Kaitai originally wanted to be the first to win, and not lose to Fang Jie in terms of momentum.
But Fang Jie smashed the atmosphere he deliberately created into pieces with a few words.
"Mr. Zhen Guo, I respect you as a hero, so I am willing to sit down and talk. When you say this, can I understand that you are declaring war? If this is the case, then I will go back to prepare for the war immediately. My son Lang also You are not a vegetarian, it’s just bleeding from the blade. I know that the soldiers under the Duke of Zhen’s command are all brave and courageous, so are my soldiers cowards? When you see blood, you may not lose a few of your people.”
Fang Jie couldn't help laughing, he really wanted to laugh at such harsh words. What is there to be afraid of when a battle-tested general starts to frighten people with his words
Fang Jie said: "If I said seeing off guests now, I would not respect you. However, I have already said everything that can be discussed between you and me. If the general thinks about himself, one side of the countryside, green mountains and green waters, plus On a day when there is no need to worry about food and clothing, this destination is already very good. If the general still thinks about the soldiers under your command, don't you think it is too greedy?"
"Don't Lord Zhen feel that he is too greedy?"
Gao Kaitai asked back.
"You and I are different..."
Fang Jie stood up, walked slowly behind Gao Kaitai and said with a smile: "General, you can't be greedy in the current situation. If you are too greedy, you will hurt yourself. If you are retreating, I will be moving forward. If you want to be too greedy when you are backward If you are not greedy, how can you move forward? You say my wife is greedy, but I don’t think I’m greedy enough. If I’m really greedy to the point of starvation, I’ll kill you now Isn't it much simpler?"
Gao Kaitai's shoulders trembled slightly, and then he sneered and said, "Duke Zhen is right. People move forward with nothing more than greed. I forgot that what Duke Zhen wants is not just a city of Chang'an, What you want is the whole world."
"but!"
He also stood up and turned to look at Fang Jie: "Even if Lord Zhen is sure of winning, he is not afraid of heavy losses? There are at least tens of thousands of soldiers in Chang'an City. As long as the ruler calls on the people to defend the city, at least he can recruit them." One hundred thousand troops. In addition to the five thousand armored troops in the city, how many troops does Lord Zhen think he will have to attack the city after a decisive battle with me? Even if Lord Zhen can defeat me, it will not be less than casualties.”
"That's right."
Fang Jie nodded: "General, most of them are soldiers from the Sui Dynasty. I know very well that if I fight on the battlefield, my losses will not be too small. However, the general may have forgotten that the general at this time is The weakest general, if you have to fight sooner or later, now is the most suitable time. After Wang Yiqu's death, the general's army is not safe, right? If I let the general leave, don't tell me to follow the way, Tai'an way Resting in a rich place, even if you give you the Northwest, after a year or so, it will not be a problem to stabilize your subordinates with the general's ability. Do I have to wait until then to fight the general?"
Being explained so clearly by Fang Jie, Gao Kaitai didn't know what to say next.
As Fang Jie said, Gao Kaitai did show weakness at the beginning, he really didn't want to settle the war with Fang, the army was unstable, and he had no confidence in this battle. Give him a year, even half a year, to sort out the chaos of the generals of the various factions among his generals, and then fight against Fang Jie's Black Banner Army. He will have more confidence than now. At this time, Wang Yiqu's subordinates in his army did not seem to listen to his orders.
"Soldiers have pride."
Gao Kaitai took a deep breath, looked at Fang Xie and said solemnly: "I have led the army for many years, and I have more arrogance in my bones than others. I absolutely cannot accept what Lord Zhen Guo said. I would rather be defeated in an upright manner. If you do, you lose. Someone Gao couldn’t do such a humiliating surrender. Now that the words have been chosen so clearly, there is no need for us to continue talking. Lord Zhen, you and I will come to Japan See you on the battlefield."
"good."
Fang Jie nodded and made a gesture to see off the guests.
Gao Kaitai snorted, turned around and strode north. The soldiers he brought followed closely behind with their hands on the handle of the knife, and everyone's expressions were extremely solemn. Now that the talk has collapsed, and they are still on the territory of the Black Banner Army, if the other party turns their backs, they may have no way out.
"General Gao."
After Gao Kaitai walked more than ten steps away, Fang Jie suddenly called him. Gao Kaitai's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Fang Xie had a chance to turn back, he immediately stopped: "Duke Zhen, what else do you want to say?"
Fang Jie said with a smile: "General Gao is admirable. If I say more, I will inevitably look down on you. I stopped the general, just want to tell the general. The general has pride, but not everyone has it. General Not willing to surrender, but not everyone is unwilling to surrender. I have at least thirty or forty letters from the general camp in my hand. Since these people have moved their minds, I just need to promise some benefits. It is expected that the decisive battle in the near future will not be smooth for the general. What the general does not want to do today, I am afraid that someone will force the general to do it in the future... "
"Don't worry about the state of the town!"
Gao Kaitai said coldly, turned around and left.
Looking at Gao Kaitai's back, Fang Jie couldn't help but smile, and sat down to drink tea slowly.
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Wu Yiyi, Marquis of Sanjin, sat down beside Fang Jie, looked at Gao Kaitai's leaving back and couldn't help but smile: "My lord's last few words, I'm afraid they will drive Gao Kaitai crazy. However, Gao Kaitai's army Could it be that so many people really wrote letters to the lord?"
Fang Xie said: "There are still dozens of letters, but most of these people were Wang Yiqu's subordinates back then, and few of Gao Kaitai's old subordinates wrote letters. The reason why I told Gao Kaitai like this is just to make him feel uneasy. After returning, he will definitely investigate all the generals in the army, and if he does this before the battle, people's hearts will be scattered faster."
Wu Yiyi laughed loudly: "The lord has figured out Gao Kaitai's thoughts thoroughly. When he goes back, he will think about whether someone will turn against him on the day of the decisive battle. He must be restless. If he doesn't find out who wrote the letter to the lord, Don't even try to get a good night's sleep."
"That's not clever."
Fang Jie said: "It's just to catch his mind, not just him, no matter who knows that there are so many people under his command who are going to join the enemy before the battle, how can he not be worried and angry? Once the decisive battle, he The person I use happens to be the one who is going to surrender to me, and he has already lost this battle without fighting him."
"My lord, why didn't you just kill him directly?"
Standing aside, Chen Xiaoru said: "This man's cultivation is not too strong. If he is killed, he will be in chaos. Sometimes he doesn't need to be beaten, and these hundreds of thousands of people will be useless."
"Kill him, who will kill others for me?"
Fang Jie took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Those people in Gao Kaitai's army wrote to me, few of them sincerely wanted to join me, but they just felt that I was stronger than Gao Kaitai at this time, and they were just looking for a way out. Once I lose, the sincere words written in these people's letters are nothing more than a loud fart. These people have the intention of surrendering, so I naturally can't refuse. But when such people come to our army, they can't be used, and they are wasted. It is better to hand over the money and food to Gao Kaitai himself."
Chen Xiaoru thought about it carefully, and then nodded: "My lord is really thoughtful. Those who prepare for the way out before the fight is just as unreliable in the future. Once we encounter some difficulties, what are these people thinking about? get away."
Fang Jie pointed to the north and said: "No matter how much dross there is, it's useless for me to keep it. Let Gao Kaitai handle these people by himself. Let's take this opportunity to rest for a few more days. The soldiers are tired from marching for many days. Rest."
"in addition… "
Fang Jie pointed to the dozens of letters that had been placed on the table. When Gao Kaitai was sitting there before, his eyes glanced over more than once, and his mood was actually in a mess. But Fang Jie put all the letters back up, Gao Kaitai couldn't see the handwriting on the envelope, and felt even more anxious.
"Chen Xiaoru, catch up with Gao Kaitai and send these letters to him."
Chen Xiaoru chuckled, picked up the letters, then turned and left.
"There are so many strong generals in Gao Kaitai's army..."
Fang Jie sat down again and poured tea for Wu Yidao with his own hands: "When I was in the Northwest, I saw the strength of the Sui soldiers. At that time, the Northwest Rebellion had reached its root, and Li Yuanshan made the whole Northwest The people are full of wounds. There are countless thieves among the people. You only need to give out a steamed bun to exchange for a people's service. When the imperial court's counter-insurgency army arrived in the northwest, it was enemies everywhere, but when the war started, the soldiers were like boiling soup. Xue defeated the rebel army at a speed that made people uncomfortable. If Gao Kaitai hadn't conspired against him, God Bless Emperor Yang Yi wouldn't have fled back to Chang'an City alone without leaving those 100,000 troops."
"I really want those generals and those soldiers."
Fang Jie sighed: "Unfortunately, Gao Kaitai has a good command of the army. Wang Yiqu's subordinates are not of one mind with him, but it is difficult for his own old subordinates to persuade them to surrender. These people cannot be robbed, so it is a pity to kill them..."
Wu Yidao's heart skipped a beat and he knew what Fang Jie meant. Those generals who cannot serve the Black Banner Army can only be eliminated. Fang Jie asked Chen Xiaoru to send those letters to Gao Kaitai, which was just the beginning of the divorce plan, and he couldn't even predict how many tricks there will be in the future.
But speaking of it, Wu Yidao has always admired Fang Xie's talent in military and martial arts. Speaking of which, before Fang Jie entered Fan Gu, he had nothing to do with military matters at all. Even after Fan Gu arrived, he was just a deputy of the scout team. Who would have thought that after leaving Chang'an City, Fang Jie was like a dragon returning to the deep sea.
He seemed born for war.
Wu Yidao thought about it carefully, and couldn't help but praise the other party for explaining the divorce. Fang Jie asked Chen Xiaoru to send a letter to Gao Kaitai, how could Gao Kaitai not see that Fang Jie was trying to sow discord? However, people are suspicious. Even if Gao Kai Taiming knew it, it was impossible to control his heart not to doubt, once he started to doubt, the ending was already doomed.
When the leader and his subordinates start to suspect, no matter how powerful such a team is, it is no longer something to be afraid of.
"One thing, I know it's not time to mention it, but..."
Wu Yidao hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Master, after all, I am a father, about Yinyu...she is not in a hurry, and I am too."
Fang Jie looked at Wu Yidao, said after a moment of silence, "I know, it's time to give Yinyu a title."